The idea of truck drivers in Ghana as musical undertakers is not an everyday idea. On March 5, ethnomusicologist Steven Feld will try to give his audience a better understanding of just that. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of KATHLEEN HOOD Por Por is a style of music that originated in the township of La in Accra, Ghana. The film “A Por Por Funeral for Ashirifie” examines the use of this music.
The hardest record to make is the sophomore record. It can make or break a career, and any important decisions about who you will be as an artist are often determined by how you handle the pressure of defining yourself with your second record. Some sophomore records changed everything. Read more...
Remove from James Cameron's epic "Avatar" all the explosions, cornball dialogue and the massive-scale technology, leaving only the central premise that humankind is destroying nature through war and environmental neglect. Read more...
The city of Santa Monica is many things to many people: To some, it is a playground for the super wealthy; Jack's Mannequin deemed it home to a freak show. Read more...
Photo: Ken Oak (left) and Ed Gorski (right) of the L.A.-based band, Oak and Gorski, will play at the Dakota Lounge tonight.
Hip-hop will (figuratively) explode on campus tonight with a performance from Busta Rhymes and E-40 in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...
Photo: Busta Rhymes will perform at Hip-Hop Explosion 2010 at Ackerman Grand Ballroom tonight at 8. Busta Rhymes has produced five platinum records.
Combining the talents of UCLA's top instrumental musicians, conductors, and world-renowned faculty members, the UCLA Wind Ensemble will present a concert featuring classic repertoire alongside more modern works, including a rock song turned band piece. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Wind Ensemble, which brings together the talents of UCLA’s top faculty and student musicians, will be performing Wednesday at Schoenberg Hall under the direction of Thomas Lee. The ensemble, shown during a rehearsal on Wednesday, will perform a variety of numbers from an even broader range of musical genres, often under the direction of student conductors who are rotated in from the ensemble’s ranks.
The three ladies of Haim have been rocking out since they were toddlers. Read more...
Photo: Danielle (left) and Este Haim (right) will perform alongside their sister Alana tonight at the Echo.
